Emperor's Lazy Queen

Chapter 24

However, these are not the things Du Xiaoyue cares about. They are just used to pass the time when she has nothing to do and doesn't want to read those Fengyue novels.

After the state banquet started, Du Xiaoyue sat quietly on the queen's seat, looked at this group of people who were so fake that they couldn't be more fake, and didn't care what they said.He fiddled with the glass in his hand.I heard that this glass cup is a tribute from the Glass Kingdom. In this era where the manufacturing industry is far behind, glass is a rare thing. If there are no special circumstances, this kind of thing will only be collected and kept. "Hey, there are as many things as you want in modern times!" Du Xiaoyue said in her heart.

When she was so bored that she couldn't be bored any more, Du Xiaoyue finally turned around and listened to what the people on the side were saying.

"Today, the prince of the Li country is on a diplomatic mission to our court to make the relationship between the two countries more stable." Li Qianrou, who was sitting next to Du Xiaoyue's lower right hand, caught up with the conversation at some point, stood up, and said softly, "So , This is a day worth celebrating. As the emperor's wife, I don't know how to congratulate the emperor, and I don't know how to welcome the distinguished guests from afar. Therefore, I prepared a dance with Sister Tong and Sister Zhang. Come and present it to the Emperor and Prince Luo."

"Hehe! When I first entered the imperial capital, I heard that there were Shuangshu in the capital. They all entered the palace. It was a pity in my heart that I had no chance to meet the beauties. I don’t want to see the legendary Shuangshu here today. They are really stunning! And it is an honor to witness the dancing posture of the three noble concubines with my own eyes. Extremely!" A calm and chuckling voice sounded, and Du Xiaoyue also shifted her gaze to the source of the voice.

The prince Luo sat on the lower left hand of the emperor Tan Wenhao, sitting opposite Li Qianrou; his hair was tied in a crown, and there was a pearl the size of a longan on it; A little ruffian; a blue satin dress with four-clawed dragon patterns embroidered on it.

"Since Prince Luo said so, let Concubine Li, Concubine Zhang and Concubine Tong dance together!" Although Tan Wenhao said it with a smile, Du Xiaoyue could faintly feel that the person sitting next to him was unhappy— —I think so too, for a self-respecting emperor, it would be a bit humiliating for his wife to perform dances for people from other countries like a courtesan.

"The concubine takes orders!" Li, Tong, and Zhang all bowed and answered.

Then the music started, it was a very classical tune, Du Xiaoyue didn't like listening to it, but the movements of the three of them were pretty graceful: Li Qianrou was wearing a light green long dress with light blue peonies embroidered on the cuffs, and a wide chest. A piece of light yellow brocade wraps the chest, and the wide skirt spreads out with the dance steps, like a lotus flower; Tong Ruyan is wearing a green green smoked sweater, a pleated skirt scattered with water mist and green grass, and an emerald green dress on her arm. The water-thin smoked gauze is very elegant; Zhang Xueman is wearing a pink rose-scented tight-fitting gown with sleeves, and an emerald green smoked gauze scattered flower skirt, which has a little feminine flavor.

"Sure enough, she's a beauty!" Du Xiaoyue looked at the dancing steps of the three of them, and couldn't help but whispered, "Today is not in vain. Looking at the unique beauty, I feel good!"

"What is the queen mumbling about?" Tan Wenhao's voice sounded softly.

"No... back to the emperor, the concubine didn't say anything!" Du Xiaoyue hurriedly replied, and at the same time lowered her body, without looking at Tan Wenhao who was at the side, pretending to enjoy the dance with great interest.

But after watching it for less than two seconds, Du Xiaoyue couldn't pretend anymore, and simply glanced at the courtiers at the side. The courtiers, including the father and son of the Du family, seemed to be admiring the dance very interestingly.But Du Xiaoyue unexpectedly discovered a person - Tan Wenbo!Today, he is still dressed in crescent white, and there are four-clawed dragon patterns on his clothes. With his pale skin, he looks very elegant.And Tan Wenbo didn't look at the three people dancing in the middle of the venue, but just looked straight at himself!

Du Xiaoyue didn't dare to meet Tan Wenbo's eyes, she just smiled slightly at him, and quickly turned her gaze away—a little guilty, she lied to the current prince, I don't know if he will get angry, and then make trouble for herself!

After the song was over, everyone naturally received applause, and the three noble concubines returned to their seats with happy faces, looking at Du Xiaoyue proudly.Du Xiaoyue ignored it, and just shook the glass lightly, which was filled with white wine. "I really don't know how people here do things. This kind of goblet should be used to hold red wine to be beautiful!" Du Xiaoyue took a sip of wine while thinking, "Well, it's not good! I still like to drink red wine!" Du Xiaoyue, who was not used to rice wine, felt her throat acrid, so she threw the wine glass on the table, grabbed the teacup beside her and drank vigorously.

It's a pity that when Du Xiaoyue threw the glass, she didn't pay attention for a while, the glass slipped to the ground, and broke with a "bang".This sound made all the courtiers present look at Du Xiaoyue.

"Queen, you are the mother of a country, so you are so virtuous?" Du Xiaoyue, who had long noticed that she was casually watching the singing and dancing, was shaking the cup boredly, wondering when the cup in her hand would fall to the ground.

Slowly put down the teacup, then stood up and bowed his knees: "Please forgive me!" At the same time, he glanced at the fragments on the ground nonchalantly, but said in fear, "The concubine broke the tribute of the Li Kingdom. , the concubine voluntarily shuts herself up and contemplates for a month."

Anyway, being restrained doesn't affect Du Xiaoyue's life, and there is another benefit after being restrained. Those concubines and concubines will not bother me. I can sleep when I want, eat when I want, and read novels if I want. Worried about being disturbed by concubines who came suddenly!

"The queen seems to like being locked up?" Tan Wenhao asked calmly.

"The concubine did something wrong, and she deserves to be punished!" So what if she likes to be locked up!
"Hehe! Your Majesty!" Prince Luo stood up and said with a light smile, "I guess that the empress did not break the cup on purpose, and the cup is just a small thing, so there is no need to be punished!"

talkative!Du Xiaoyue glared at Prince Luo in displeasure.

Prince Luo naturally saw Du Xiaoyue's angry eyes and didn't mind. He continued to smile and said, "If your majesty really wants to punish the queen, why don't you let the queen do a dance too - this is a small redemption, your majesty, look OK?"

Dance?I still pick Lu!If you want to see people dancing, you can find a singing girl! "Prince Luo!" Du Xiaoyue stood up straight, facing Prince Luo, her eyes were calm, the corners of her mouth were lightly raised, and she said calmly, "I have a conscience suggestion to Prince Luo, if Prince Luo wants to watch singing and dancing, you can come out After entering the palace, walk towards the city gate for a quarter of an hour, then turn left, there will be a flower alley, just enter a Zuihonglou or Yitangxuan, I believe there are many beautiful women willing to dance for you.

But Bengong believes that Prince Luo’s mission to Feiya is to enhance the friendship between the two countries. Although appreciation of singing and dancing can promote artistic exchanges between the two countries, it is better to leave these to professional personnel.As the host, it is my duty to welcome Prince Luo, and it is also right for Prince Luo to have fun here, eat to the fullest, and drink to his heart's content.But as the host, it's not for making the prince happy!
It is my fault that I accidentally broke the gift from your country today.Therefore, Bengong voluntarily fined him a cup to make amends. "After saying this, Du Xiaoyue picked up the cup on the table and drank it all in one gulp. The palace servants on the side also served the wine very cooperatively. To you——Warmly welcome Prince Luo to Feiya, and hope that the friendship between the two countries will last forever! "

Du Xiaoyue's words came out, and everyone present was stunned, and each had their own thoughts in their hearts:
Du Kangyong's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. Is the current Du Xiaoyue really his weakest daughter?There was something in her words, sarcasm and sarcasm, which made the faces of the three noble concubines change suddenly, but, when did the three noble concubines annoy her?
On the other hand, Du Yehan and Du Chuyang looked at each other, thinking that Du Xiaoyue would agree to Prince Luo's unreasonable request, but Du Xiaoyue was neither humble nor overbearing, refuted in a reasonable and orderly manner, and even taunted the other three noble concubines intentionally or unintentionally. Is she jealous?But no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it. From the beginning to the end, she never set her eyes on the emperor, nor did she look closely at the officials. It was more like playing with the cup in her hand very boredly and carelessly!So which play is Xiaoyue singing now?

Li Qianrou's face turned pale. She wanted to show off her demeanor at the state banquet and make the emperor look at her more differently, but she didn't want to be ridiculed by Du Xiaoyue for a while. Not only did she not make herself more beautiful, but she was suspected of being coquettish!What does Du Xiaoyue mean now?She actually suggested that Prince Luo go to Huajie and Liuxiang, don't you feel that you have lost the emperor's face?Thinking of this, Li Qianrou smiled contemptuously in her heart. Du Xiaoyue's words may have already annoyed the emperor!Look, although the emperor's face remains unchanged, his eyes are already very cold!

Tong Ruyan felt uneasy in her heart. She had long felt that Du Xiaoyue was not as simple as she appeared. Every time she talked with her, the indifference between her brows always showed that strangers were approaching.And today Du Xiaoyue will say something, I'm afraid it's aimed at Li Qianrou - Li Qianrou's girl slapped her girl that day, and that girl is said to be Du Xiaoyue's favorite one!Therefore, Du Xiaoyue's words are probably avenging her girl's injustice!If this is the case, it would be great, now that Du Xiaoyue and Li Qianrou are in the match, then from now on, I will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then I will reap the benefits of being a fisherman!
"The empress is so bold!" Prince Luo looked at Du Xiaoyue standing on the high platform fixedly. He only felt that this woman was different. When he first met her, he thought she was very ordinary. elegance.But at this moment, she was standing like that, with a vague smile on the corner of her mouth, calm and confident eyes, as if everything in the world was under her control!And in her words, although there was a slight tease, there was a different kind of humor-how many women dare to speak like this in front of the emperor and all the courtiers?There is righteousness in the light voice, how can such a woman not be the mother of a country? !Smiling back, with some admiration in his eyes, he raised the cup in his hand and said briskly, "Empress, please!"

(End of this chapter)